Thursday, December 27, 2012

Tim Zoph, CIO of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago since 1993 and a CHIME/HIMSS CIO of the Year, said mobile devices and biomedical sensors will be commonplace in healthcare and in need of protections for the user and the data being developed.

Reports of pacemaker hacks and the potential dangers posed to defibrillators, insulin pumps and IV setups were cited as evidence that the connected healthcare setting is not always a safe one. .

Zoph offered six suggestions for providers looking to "create a culture for security."

Ensure buy-in from both ends of the spectrum - management as well as physicians

Develop protocols for medical device platforms

Consider the patient first when deciding how to enforce security measures

Share both vulnerabilities and best practices with other providers

Create or use a simulation center for all new mobile devices

Create the position of a biomedical network manager

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The team at Veriphyr encourages you to help
your local Children's Miracle Network Hospital.

Visit www.GiveMiracles.org, an online catalog of in-demand pediatric
medical items and services that donors can purchase for one of the
organization’s 170 member nonprofit hospitals across North America.

Give Miracles provides donors with
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Together we can provide hope and
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and make miracles happen.

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more than 170 children's hospitals. Donations to Children’s Miracle
Network Hospitals are used to provide charitable care, purchase
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save and improve the lives of 17 million children each year

Why Veriphyr Supports Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Like our customers, Veriphyr is committed to doing the right thing for
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